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Lowe, Patricia A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2013
Two studies examined the psychometric properties of the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-College Version (AMAS-C) scores among U.S. college students. In Study 1,300 college students were administered the AMAS-C. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) indicated that the five-factor model (four anxiety factors and one lie factor) with a higher order factor…
Descriptors: Program Validation, Anxiety, Psychometrics, College Students
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Hovanitz, Christine A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Evaluated the hypothesis that a response set accounts for relationships between obvious or subtle statements and criteria by assessing the discriminant validity of two Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scales subdivided on the obvious-subtle dimension. The full scales appear to possess more discriminant validity than their obvious…
Descriptors: College Students, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Item Analysis
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Burgess, Philip M.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Reevaluated findings for subtle items in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory D Scale in 214 subjects based on the distinction between item subtlety and face validity. Results indicated that the inclusion of nonpathological items in the D scale did not lead to greater predictive validity of depression criteria. (LLL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Item Analysis, Males
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Gynther, Malcolm D.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Divided the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Pd scale into obvious (O), neutral (N), and subtle (S) subscales. Using college students results were: Pd-O scores were the most powerful predictor of criterion; Pd-S scores made a smaller but unique contribution; and Pd-N scores made no contribution not already in Pd-O criterion…
Descriptors: Adults, Item Analysis, Personality Measures, Predictive Validity
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Bramble, William J.; Wiley, David E. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1974
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Psychological Testing